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W. J. ANDERSON.

HAT SHIELD OR PAD.

APPLICATION FILED APR.25. 1916.

Patented Dec. 23, 1919.

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WILLIAM JOSEPH ANDERSON, or HYDE, ENGLAND.

HAT sHIELlD on P'All Application filed April 25, 1916. Serial N0.93,54=3.

To all whom it may concern:

-Ee it known that l, YVILLIAM Josern AN- nnnson, a sub ect of the lung of England, residing at 1 ll leadow avenue, Hyde, in the county of Chester, England, designer and draftsman, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Hat bihields or Pads, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to detachable hat and cap shields or pads of the type which comprises a strip of felt or like absorbent substance and a backing piece of celluloid or other suitable material, such pads being adapted to be placed on the inside of the front portion ofa hat, namely, against the leather or like band of same, for the purpose of absorbing the perspiration from the forehead of the wearer and preventing soilin;- of the hat, and also insuring greater cleanliness and comfort to the wearer.

It shield or pad, according to my invention comprises a piece or strip of felt orlike absorbent substance and a backing piece or frame of any suitable material and of such construction, shape, or configuration, that in the positioning ofthe pardon the hat leather an extension or tongue of said backing piece or frame passes over the top of the leather and extends behind same, or in other words the absorbent pad is hooked on or suspended from said leather by means of said frame or balckiny'. Therefore, inasmuch as hat leathers are almost all of approximately uniform depth and in manufacture the pad will be proportioned to suit such depth of the leather, the lower edge of the pad may be with certainty adjusted toregisteror coinride with the lower edge of the hat leather.

Preferably said backing piece or frame is constructed of celluloid or other suitable material of a springy nature so that it will grip the hat leather, and thus render the employment of auxiliary or supplementary fastening means unnecessary. Nevertheless, if an additional clip or clips or the like is or are found requisite or desirable such may be applied without causing displacement of the pad on the leather. Therefore a pad may be correctly. fitted on and secured to the leather without tools and by unskilled persons.

I will further describe my invention with the aid of the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings which illustrate, by

construdtion; and Fig. 5 gillustrateain rear view, a backing piece or frame provided with additional means for preventing its displacement when positioned on the hat band; in this View the felt or the like absorbent strip is not shown.

In the several views like characters or reference denote like or equivalent parts wherever they occur.

Referring first, more particularly, to the shield or pad illustrated in F igs. 1 and 2, a indicates a strip of felt or like absorbent substance, and b a backing piece or frameconstructed of celluloid to which said felt a is stitched, a denoting the line of stitching. cdesignatesa tongue (Imay employ a plurality or series of tongues) struck or punched out of said backing piece 6 which tongue when placed behind the internal leather 6 of hat (Z automatically brings the bottom edge of the pad into correct position e. flush or thereabout with the bottom edge of leather Thus the leather 0 is ripped between said tongue 0 on the one side and the remaining portion of the backing or frame Z) on the other side, the pressure being prefeably such that while the pad or shield is not liable to accidental displacement it may--at the discretion of the wearer be moved or adjusted to right or left, or removed entirely.

If preferred, said backing; or frame construction may be adapted or arranged for application to the hat leather 0 in reverse manner to that just described, that is tongue 0 (to which the felt or the like a in this case is secured) willlie at front of the leather and the portion b of the frame behind sai'ne.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, a plain or non-punched backing piece 6, to which the felt or the like a; is secured is doubled or U-shaped so that the rear portion will extend or hook over the hat band a which is thus gripped between the limbs or members of the backing.

Once a shield or pad is ancl'io-red or posi- (:ioned on the hat leather it is a simple operation for an unskilled person to apply a suitable fastener or fasteners,as for instance a U-shaped clip as commonly employed for fastening papersif found necessary or desirable. Alternatively We may secure a piece of felt or the like 9 (Fig. 5) to the rear of tongue 0 which strip when in contact with the more or less rough surface of the interior of the hat (Z assists in preventing accidental displacement of the pad; or the material of the backing and tongue or extension thereof may be roughened or serrated.

- For convenience of manufacture the felt or the like and the backing or frame may be formed in one piece, that is, a sheet of felt mounted directly either by gluing or in other convenient manner on a sheet of the backing material, the pad as a whole being struck or punched out of the combined sheet.

While it has been stated above that internal hat leathers are of approximately uniform depth it is to be understood that such do vary to some small extent, and thus said backin g piece with tongue or extension acts as a gage to the extent thatallowing for maximum variation of, say, one quarter of v oneinch in depth between one leather and another,one depth or size of pad as a whole w1ll fulfil substantially all requ1rements.

In some cases it may be necessary or desirableto modify the gripping capacity of a backing piece and tongue or extension so as to facilitate its adjusta-bility, but preferably sufficient gripping action is provided to insure that by pressure of the finger on top of the pad frame or backing the respective lower edges of pad and leather will overlie. \Vhen this adjustment has been effected a U-shaped clip or clips may be introduced to assume absolute rigidity, and in its or their 7 application said frame backing or gage prevents any displacement of the pad, preserving the exact overlay of the respective lower edges, or preferably a slight overlap of the bottom free edge of pad so as to conform with the created level of the bottom edge of the leather.

Thus, necessity for employment of a special separate tool or gage is obviated.

In the application of the pad to silk hats wherein the hat leathers are of exceptional depth the construction of a frame of special sizen'iay be necessary or desirable.

Having now described my invention, what I claim new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. The combination of a sweat band, a flexible strip, and a backing strip sewed to said flexible strip and out of which is struck a tongue which has a constant tendency to enter the same plane as said backing strip and which extends over the upper edge of the sweat band, and provides separate points of suspension Loniiguous to the ends of said backing strip for said strip on said sweat band.

2. A hat or cap shield or pad comprising a strip of absorbent material, and a backing piece of such construction, shape and configuration, that when the pad is positioned 011 the hat leather a portion of said backing piece passes over the top of the leather and extends behind the same, said hat leather being gripped by said backing piece: and means including a piece of felt secnrrd to the rear portion of said backing piece for assisting in the prevention of accidental displacement of the shield or pad when positinned on the hat leather.

3. A hat or cap shield 01' pad comprising a piece of felt and a backing piece of celluloid out of which is struck a tongue which passes over the top of the leather and extends behind the same, and said hat leather being gripped by said backing piece; and means secured to the rear portion of said backing piece for assisting in the prevention of accidental disphicement of the shield or pad when positioned on the hat leather.

In testimony whereof I a l'iix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

lVILLIAM JOSEPH ANDERSON.

lVitnesses ERNEST CONN, VVALTER lVILLIAMs. 

